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Originally Posted by sherck
Looking through the contracts, there are only a couple that I am disappointed that we did not go after:
Calais Campbell for $15m a year and A.J. Bouye for $13.5m a year is just stupid money. They may be good but they will not live up to those numbers.
Kevin Zeitler for $12m a year is also stupid money.
Brandon Williams for $10.8m a year for a NT is stupid money.
Now, we start getting into the deals that I would have been somewhat interested in:
Tony Jefferson for $9m a year is a bit high but I might have pulled the trigger on that one.
Ron Leary for $8.750m a year is also a bit high but he would have been a great right OG for us.
Hey, look. Ben Ijalana got $5.5m a year to stay with the NYJ. Good for him.
Malcom Smith for $5.3m
Chris Baker for $5.250m
Stacy McGee for $5.0m
D.J. Swearinger for $4.5m
All guys who would have helped our defense a ton and were very reasonable.
I am not terribly happy with Ballard's first day. The punter is fine; his deal is for 2 years, $3.450m or $1.725m a year.
Mingo for $2.5m? For 35 tackles in the last 32 games? That is your big first day acquisition? Really?
Cheers,
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Meh, I can't complain about Mingo, it's a low risk, potentially high reward signing. I do agree about going after guys like Jefferson, though.